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Crime

Ado Local Government Executive Council Reacts to the Report that it Aided Fulani Herdsmen.

The Ado Local Government Executive Council has reacted to the report that it aided Fulani herdsmen in last Friday tragic murder of persons and destruction of properties in Eboh, Aha-Amufu Community of Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State. The Council expressed shock over the reports in some media houses that the people of Benue State, particularly from Ado Local Government, collaborated with the suspected herdsmen or gunmen who attacked […]

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Crime

Court Orders Police to Release, pay Nnamdi Kanu’s Supporter N50 million.

Justice Z.B. Abubakar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to release Solomon Onyegbule, a supporter to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement issued by a lawyer to Kanu, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, revealed that Justice Abubakar while delivering judgment yesterday filed on behalf of Solomon Onyegbule, directed the Inspector-General of Police to unconditionally release […]

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Economy

Reps Calls NNPC to End the Artificial Petrol Scarcity.

The House of Representatives has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC Limited to end the artificial scarcity of petroleum products especially the premium motor spirit, PMS known as petrol in the country within the next one week. Following a motion moved by Saidu Abdulahi, members unanimously adopted the motion and expressed sadness that if the situation continues, the festive period will bring untold hardship to millions of Nigerians […]

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Education

Nigeria Joins African Countries Shortlisted To Apply For Qualified Teacher Status in UK in Next Year.

Nigeria has been listed among African countries whose citizens can now apply for qualified teacher status, QTS through the Teaching Regulation Agency in the United Kingdom, from February 2023. A publication early December on the UK government’s website, by its Department for Education, announced the application for interested non-UK nationals, stating that applicants do not necessarily require initial teaching qualifications as the country offers a training programme for the potential […]

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Entertainment

K-pop Mega-Band BTS,Jin enters Military Service.

The oldest member of K-pop mega-band BTS, Jin, has entered military service, the first of the group to do so. The 30-year-old posted a photo of himself with his new military haircut before enlisting on Tuesday. As South Korea is still technically at war with its hostile neighbor North Korea, all able-bodied men are required to serve in the army. Jin has begun five weeks of training at a Bootcamp […]

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Entertainment

Tems Earns First-Ever Golden Globe Nomination.

Multi-award-winning singer Tems has scored another impressive feat as she earned a 2023 Golden Globe nomination. Tems was nominated for Best Original Score in a motion picture for Lift Me Upoff Marvel's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack. Tems was nominated alongside Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna, and Ryan Coogler. The 2023 Golden Globes will hold on 11th January 2023 at the Beverley Hilton in California and it will be hosted by Jerrod Carmichael.

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Sports

Flying Eagles, will lock horns with NPFL.

Nigeria’s U20 men's team, the Flying Eagles will lock horns with Nigeria Professional Football League side NPFL teams Nasarawa United and Niger Tornadoes in a tune-up match, as they resumed camping to intensify preparations for the AFCON in Egypt. The Ladan Bosso-led team had before this week faced academy football teams, where they exhibited their goal-scoring prowess as they whipped Kickers Academy 8-0 on Saturday at the FIFA Goal Project […]

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Sports

Uganda to Withdraw From 2023 Chan Tournament.

The president of Uganda Football Associations Moses Magogo has announced that the country will withdraw from the African Nations Championships Chan because of a row over government funding, Magogo who is also a member of the Ugandan parliament said pulling out of the tournament which is scheduled to begin in Algeria on 13 January was sad. He stated further that the sanctions on Uganda will affect the future if they […]

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Foreign

Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested in Bahamas.

The Bahamas police have arrested Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, and he will appear in a Magistrates Court in The Bahamas today. Police said Bankman-Fried was arrested for Financial Offences against laws in the United State and the Bahamas. Last month FTX filed for bankruptcy in the United State, leaving many users unable to withdraw their funds. The Attorney General of the Bahamas in a statement […]

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Politics

Governor Uzodinma Slams Incessant Attacks On INEC Offices In Imo State.

The Governor of Imo State Hope Uzodimma has condemned the incessant attacks on offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in the state, describing them as politically forced. The governor made the comment at the Imo Police Command Headquarters in Owerri yesterday in the aftermath of an attack on the INEC headquarters in the South-East state which led to five deaths. The Commissioner of Police in Imo State Muhammed […]

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